NHL NEWS OCT 31 – ANDERSON BLANKS OILERS IN EMOTIONAL RETURN TO CREASE

In his first start since taking a leave of absence to be with his wife, Nicholle, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, Craig Anderson denied all 37 shots he faced to help the Senators snap Edmonton’s win streak at five games.

Anderson, who blanked the Canucks in his last appearance on Oct. 25, picked up the 35th shutout of his NHL career and improved to 5-1-0 this season (2.46 GAA, .921 SV%, 2 SO).

Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (42) and Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller (36) are the only active U.S.-born goaltenders with more career shutouts than Anderson (35).

Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot stayed on the Edmonton bench after the game to applaud an emotional Anderson when he received the game’s First Star honor.

“It was special for our goaltender, his family, his wife, our players, and I really respected the fact that the Oilers organization and their players and their fans showed a lot of respect and support.” – Senators head coach Guy Boucher

NHL MUSINGS

• Forward Kyle Okposo (2-0—2) notched both goals as the Sabres earned their second victory in as many days
• Defenseman Brandon Manning scored a shorthanded goal with 12:00 remaining in regulation to break a 3-3 tie and power the Flyers past the Hurricanes
• The Islanders improved to 4-2-0 at home this season with a win over the Maple Leafs
• Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford (32 SV) picked up the 20th shutout of his NHL career
• Capitals forward Marcus Johansson (2-0—2) recorded his second multi-goal game in as many days (also 2-1—3 on Oct. 29 at VAN)
• Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, who tossed a stick to a young fan in Edmonton on Oct. 26, invited the fan and his family to attend the game in Calgary
• The Islanders hosted their Hockey Fights Cancer night at Barclays Center
• The Department of Player Safety fined Red Wings forward Steve Ott for spearing Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara
• Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa was honored at United Center on Sunday for reaching the 500-goal milestone on Oct. 18 vs. PHI. While Hossa was holding his daughter Zoja during the ceremony, she playfully honked his nose

SUNDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Buffalo 3, WINNIPEG 1
Philadelphia 4, CAROLINA 3
Florida 5, DETROIT 2
NY ISLANDERS 5, Toronto 1
CHICAGO 3, Los Angeles 0
NY RANGERS 6, Tampa Bay 1
Ottawa 2, EDMONTON 0
Washington 3, CALGARY 1

TUESDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
St. Louis @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dallas @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
Boston @ Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina @ Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay @ NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington @ Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Calgary @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville @ Colorado, 9 p.m.
San Jose @ Arizona, 10 p.m.
Anaheim @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.